1993 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1993 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Start: 1998-09-08

fire · 272588 · 2001-01-25

Vehicle

Make: CHRYSLER
Model: TOWN AND COUNTRY
Year: 1993
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Speed: 15 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 0
Fire: Yes
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, DEALER STATED THAT WHEN THE MANUFACTURER ASSEMBLED THE WIRING HARNESS, ALL FUSIBLE LINKS WERE TAPED TOGETHER, CAUSING IT TO GET HOT AND MELT, THE HEAT GENERATED THE PLASTIC TO CATCH FIRE AND BURN ALL OF THE WIRES. *SLC

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 559184
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown